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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1961

Page

3

Athens College upgrades air conditioning and stack room

Athens College adds six ton air conditioning units to the library and dining hall and expands the library with a 2000 volume stack room. The improvements, funded by the college development fund, aim to boost study efficiency and attract more students to the library ahead of Crusade for Methodist Colleges funding. A new women's dormitory is approved for summer work.

Virgil B. McCain, Jr James FE. Bathurst Athens College Development Fund McCain Athens Alabama Athens College

Morgan County Community Notes Highlight Local Visits

Local residents in Morgan County and Somerville share visits and travel details. Rev Dan Kilgore heads to North Alabama Annual Conference in Birmingham, while Mrs Nettie McCutcheon visits from Louisville. Several families host relatives, and Vacation Bible School is set to begin June 5 with Melvin Maples as director.

Dan Kilgore Anniston Birmingham North Alabama Nettie McCutcheon Louisville C. B. Brindley J. C. Criner, Jr Marietta Hartseile Hospital W. T. Mooneyham Criner Bonita Mooneyham Pete Fields Salem Ark Gene Blevins Raymond Jones Route 1 Double Springs Ala Church of God Melvin Maples J. W. Wood Huntsville Germany Roy Wray States Raymond Hamilton Austinville S. H. Blevins Leona Goree Willodyne Mooneyham Hartselle W. G. Henderson

Births and community notes from Cullman County bulletin

Mr and Mrs J P Brown announce the birth of a baby boy named Kenneth Wayne. Various local items include Cleo Skinner hospital stay, Chapel graduation with 21 diplomas, sermons at Shiloh Baptist, visits among families, health updates, club meetings, a eighth grade party, memorial services, and residents attending events in Cullman and nearby areas.

J. P. Brown Kenneth Wayne Cleo Skinner Cullman Hostoe Dorothy Skinder John McBrazer Dinkston Sardis Cross Roads Church James Brown Owen Brown Ted White Henry Thompson Ted of Cullman Kling Paschel Ted Whites Arvel Rodgers Terry Leana Skinner Cullman Hospital

Evaporograph Captures Night Scene of Cat on Coal

A device named the evaporograph photographs a black cat atop a coal pile on a moonless night. It gathers heat radiation emitted by objects and focuses it onto a thin oil film to form an image.

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Morgan County Somerville Sardia Winton Henderson Hartselle Hospital James Morris McCutcheon Detroit, Mich Robt. Chapman C. B. Mooneyham John Wayne Mooneyham Alabama College T. M. Nelson G. Mikell Mik Davidson Coal & Feed Co Holly St. NB Graber Grabers Sytgre Cullman County Jones Chapel Eron White Bert Speake T. B. Sanatorium Shiloh Baptist Church Jack Freeman Decatur Fred Donovan Jack Peace Elmer Jackson Morgan City Lonnie Williams J. D. Williams Baugh-Wiley-Smith Fred Simmons Nadine Bond Henry Bond Bond Lillie McClure Union Grove L. W. McClure Belk-Hudson Co Osnaburg
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